Broadcasting Act
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The Broadcasting Act
(long title
: "An Act respecting broadcasting and to amend certain Acts in relation thereto and in relation to radiocommunication") is an Act
of the Parliament of Canada
regarding broadcasting
of radiocommunications. It was given royal assent
on February 11, 1991.
A prior version of the Broadcasting Act received royal assent on June 23, 1936; it was subsequently updated in 1958 and 1968.
Short title
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(long title
Long title
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: "An Act respecting broadcasting and to amend certain Acts in relation thereto and in relation to radiocommunication") is an Act
Act of Parliament
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of the Parliament of Canada
Parliament of Canada
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislative branch of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in the national capital, Ottawa. Formally, the body consists of the Canadian monarch—represented by her governor general—the Senate, and the House of Commons, each element having its own officers and...
regarding broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
of radiocommunications. It was given royal assent
Royal Assent
The granting of royal assent refers to the method by which any constitutional monarch formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law...
on February 11, 1991.
A prior version of the Broadcasting Act received royal assent on June 23, 1936; it was subsequently updated in 1958 and 1968.